Kebab shop worker jailed for knife attack

A kebab shop worker has been jailed after attacking a man with a knife inside the shop.

Erkan Arkar was sentenced to six years and nine months at Reading Crown Court

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A kebab shop worker has been jailed after attacking a man with a knife inside the shop.

Erkan Arkar, of Salisbury Road, West Reading, was sentenced to six years and nine months prison after being found guilty of the stabbing.

A trial at Reading Crown Court heard the incident happened in Harputs kebab and burger shop, in Oxford Road, West Reading, at about 1.40am on June 3, 2011.

Following a row in the shop, Arkar attacked a 21-year-old man with a large kebab knife as he was fleeing the store.

The victim suffered a serious gash to the back of his head and his neck.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Jim Howden, of Reading CID, said: “The victim was left with a serious injury following the attack which required surgery and as a result he will be left with permanent scarring.

“I welcome the custodial sentence given to Arkar by the court. This was a vicious assault which could easily have resulted in even more serious injuries to the victim.”